Sherman at Savannah, Georgia
This group portrait represents the Union officers who supported General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march through Georgia, from Atlanta to Savannah, between November 15 and December 21, 1864.
The general’s willingness to penetrate deep into Confederate territory without supporting supply lines proved to be devastatingly effective in undermining Confederate spirit and hastened the end of the war. At right additional officers review federal troops before Savannah, and below, Sherman’s famous letter presenting the city to Abraham Lincoln for Christmas is reproduced. The lithograph is based on a painting by Botticher who left Germany in 1848, established a portrait and lithography studio in New York, served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union army, and became known for the accuracy of his military subjects.
The general’s willingness to penetrate deep into Confederate territory without supporting supply lines proved to be devastatingly effective in undermining Confederate spirit and hastened the end of the war. At right additional officers review federal troops before Savannah, and below, Sherman’s famous letter presenting the city to Abraham Lincoln for Christmas is reproduced. The lithograph is based on a painting by Botticher who left Germany in 1848, established a portrait and lithography studio in New York, served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union army, and became known for the accuracy of his military subjects.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sherman at Savannah, Georgia
- Artist: Otto Botticher (American (born Germany), 1811–1866 Brooklyn)
- Lithographer: Major & Knapp (New York, NY)
- Publisher: John Chester Buttre (American, Auburn, New York 1821–1893 Ridgewood, New York)
- Date: 1865
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: Image: 13 15/16 x 26 in. (35.4 x 66 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 27 11/16 in. (55 × 70.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.100.531
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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